Sandra Jansen
| Sandra Jansen MLA | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Calgary-North West | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Lindsay Blackett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Residence | Calgary |
| Profession | Broadcast journalist |
Sandra Jansen is a Canadian politician who is an elected member to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Calgary-North West.[1]
Her first experience in politics was with the Ron Ghitter campaign for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 1985, alongside Alison Redford.[2] Soon after, Jansen began a 25-year career in television broadcast journalism – first at CICT in Calgary, then in Montreal.[3] Her career apex was in the late 1990s at CTV NewsNet/CTV News Channel in Toronto as one of their anchors.[3] In the mid-2000s Jansen left Toronto to return to Calgary, anchoring the nightly news for Citytv Calgary.
In 2007, Jansen left journalism to obtain a master's degree in professional communications – graduating in 2009.[2][3] This degree led her back into Alberta provincial politics, when in autumn 2011 Jansen was hired by incoming Premier Alison Redford to be part of Redford's communications team.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Penty, The Calgary Herald, April 24, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 See biographical notes at Board of Directors | Calgary Girls' School.
External links
- Board of Directors | Calgary Girls' School
- Penty, Rebecca. "PCs extend 15-year hold on Calgary North West" The Calgary Herald, April 24, 2012.